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2017-08-18T10:22:38.000000000+05:30
The second wave of floods in Assam has inundated 80 per cent of the 481 sq km area of the famed Kaziranga National Park and claimed the lives of over 140 animals, including seven rhinos.Since August ...

2017-08-18T10:20:47.000000000+05:30
Stocks of Infosys on Friday tanked over 6 per cent in early morning trade after Vishal Sikka resigned as MD and CEO of the firm.”...The board of directors of Infosys Limited has at its meeting today a...

2017-08-18T10:15:39.000000000+05:30
The rupee edged lower by two paise to 64.17 against the US dollar in early trade on Froday on sustained foreign fund outflows.Traders attributed the rupee’s fall to increased demand for the US currenc...

2017-08-18T09:47:15.000000000+05:30
Construction of flyover at Bypass Road junction requires shifting of bus stand, but busy approach road to station may be too congested for buses. Pedestrians have been forced on to the road

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2017-08-18T04:33:52.000000000+00:00
Rafael Nadal and Karolina Pliskova, the number one seeds at the WTA and ATP Cincinnati Masters, never got a chance to break a sweat before play was halted Thursday at the rain-hit tournament.

2017-08-18T04:10:12.000000000+00:00
Tharanga will lead the side into the opening match of the ODI series in Dambulla, having been appointed limited-overs captain to revive the ailing team after their shock 3-2 loss to minnows Zimbabwe.

2017-08-18T03:55:29.000000000+00:00
Spanish reigning Grand Slam champions Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza were shaken and saddened by Thursday's attack in Barcelona that left 13 people dead and another 100 injured.

2017-08-18T03:48:58.000000000+00:00
The government may still go ahead with an opening ceremony of its own despite Fifa, the governing body for world football, making it clear that the focus should be on the opening match where India will play in a tournament of such stature for the first time.

2017-08-18T03:39:26.000000000+00:00
India coach Stephen Constantine has always said that the country has a large pool of talent which isn't even remotely harnessed. There's a lot of truth to that statement, and 21-yearold Davinder Singh is set to become the flag-bearer of the Englishman's belief.

2017-08-18T03:36:11.000000000+00:00
Alastair Cook and captain Joe Root both scored hundreds as England dominated the West Indies in the inaugural day/night Test on English soil at Edgbaston on Thursday.

2017-08-18T03:14:02.000000000+00:00
It has emerged that only two men have been in office for more than nine years in the history of the Board - former presidents N Srinivasan and Ranbir Singh Mahendra. Besides, barring former BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, no BCCI member became president after the age of 70.

2017-08-18T03:00:16.000000000+00:00
"Is it the end of the road for Yuvi?" The question has haunted Yuvraj Singh time and again in the last six years. It has cropped up again after the left-hander, along with Suresh Raina, were not included in the squad for the upcoming limited-overs series against Sri Lanka.

2017-08-18T02:45:40.000000000+00:00
Mayweather, who has not fought in nearly two years, needs a win next week to surpass Rocky Marciano's record and reach 50-0 for his career, while McGregor, who is making his professional boxing debut, is 21-3 in mixed martial arts.